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I Prize Cryptic Crossword No 1696

souxie | 16:42 Sat 16th Jul 2016 | Crosswords

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2 Down, Unrestricted? It's restricted by one new penalty (8) ???I?I?E
5 Down, Struggle to swallow odd bits of nosh-is this painful? (6) ?O?S?L
18 Down, Remove least trace of food in revolutionary English eatery (6)
?F?A?L
20 Down, Tears up inanimate object in enthusiasm (6) S?I?I?

Many thanks in advance

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Neveracrossword

2 Infinite
5 Tonsil
18 Efface
20 Spirit

souxie

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Many thanks Neveracrossword for a quick response.

Neveracrossword

You're welcome, souxie - I'd done this crossword at lunchtime, that's why my answers came so quickly!

mikey4444

Can someone explain TONSIL for 5d please !

Mamyalynne

Struggle - Toil around (N)o(S)h

Captain2

Struggle = TOIL + NS = odd bits of NoSh

mikey4444

Thanks, but I have trouble with that.

I have always been led to believe that in a cryptic clue, the word should be defined in the first or last word of the clue, and I can't see that its defined by struggle or painful.

mikey4444

Or have the rules changed ?

Mamyalynne

"is this painful?" appears to be the definition, which is poor because most of the time they aren't.

Neveracrossword

Isn't the definition 'is this painful'? I think convention says it (a definition)comes at the beginning or end of a clue - but I don't think a definition has to be only a single word.

mikey4444

Glad you agree Mamy !

Mamyalynne

'it is' painful may have made more sense - becoming Tonsil it is

mikey4444

I still thinks its poor. Many millions of people have tonsils, and they aren't painful at all.

( not me though, as mine came out when I was about 3 years old ! )

Neveracrossword

I think you should avoid this crossword, Mikey - there are at least half a dozen answers where the definition is not the last word (nor indeed the first word).

mikey4444

Then Mr PHI is a very, very naughty boy !

Neveracrossword

Mikey, and so are the setters of the Times Jumbo and the Times Cryptic crosswords! I still think you have misinterpreted the convention. The definition should come at the beginning or the end - but, to me, that's as far as it goes! Your 'first or last word' is a bit too rigid, I feel.

mikey4444

Never....Its what I was always told about cryptics, by people on here, but I guess it doesn't apply these days.